A week has passed since I have arrived and I need a job. So far we have not got any replies yet, and I will be calling Greenpeace tomorrow to get the status of my job. Data entry jobs actually pay much higher, as the rates are about NZ$16-18 per hour, whereas Greenpeace's is at NZ$13.50 per hour base rate, and can go up to about NZ$16.80 dependi...

Rangitoto liegt im Hauraki-Golf vor Auckland und ist eine ist eine inaktive vulkanische Insel, die man definitiv besuchen muss, wenn man in Auckland ist. Also haben wir am 16. Juni einen Gruppenausflug gemacht. Alle, Carmen, ihr Bruder Jan, der gerade zu Besuch war, Konrad, Denis, mein Flatmate, zwei Freunde von Jan, Marie, Kathrin, Lars und ich...

Auckland is definately the biggest city in New Zealand which is good for shopping but you don't get much peace and quiet! After our blackwater rafting adventure we drove to Auckland.  We arrived about 4pm and booked into the YHA.  We only stayed one night but we'll be back as our flight leaves from here on Monday. So on our first night...

BOOK REVIEW The 1st book i read was "grayson" i can't remember the author, but it's the gal that swims in the artic ocean and from russia to alaska during the cold war. it was a good read, short, about swiming with a whale-makes you want to jump in the water with big critters! thanks sarah good book to start the trip! ''The Namesake" by Jhumpa L...

Hello everyone! It's been a good couple of weeks since the last one, we think, and we've done some more great stuff in Auckland and around. Firstly, we've become well settled in with our apartment and our surroundings. Our apartment is starting to show the usual features of three guys living in here - its messy all the time and constantly needs ...

February 28 - Auckland No, you haven't just clicked on the wrong journal entry and no, we haven't accidentally posted Auckland twice. Yes, we did fly out of Auckland yesterday and we did spend yesterday afternoon and last night in Sydney. Yes, we did board a plane this morning that had us getting off a plane this afternoon in Auckland. Yes, we a...

Finally I got to Auckland on thursday. I was looking forward to spend some time with Thiemo a friend of mine who I'm knowing for 12 years now. He is working for a german company in Auckland. Marcel (the guy Thiemo is staying with) picked me up from the airport and we drove around the city for a while. I was so exausted when we got to his house, ...

Hi all, Ok so we picked up our car, its a tiny white Toyota Starlet - it only has four gears, which makes it interesting going up all these hills :) Arrived in Paihia on Monday and our hostel was lovely. Tuesday we went on this Jet boat thing called the Excitor and went out to Piercy Island and had a bit of a tour of the Bay of Islands. It is so...

Well, I landed in Auckland and it was like walking out of Manchester airport, bloody raining and cold! It's the first time I had to wear a jumper and dig out my rain jacket! I walked into the huge YHA hostel and plonked my stuff in Helen Cantwells (travelled together from California and Fiji) 4 dorm room and went out exploring the sites and trib...

After three planes, two days of flying, two breakfasts, two suppers and a strange lunch (all in metallic trays) we eventually arrived in Auckland. Once showered we went off exploring town, we found a lovely food market for a mound of cheap but lovely noodles, a quick gin and tonic then crashed out in bed. Today.....Despite waking up rather early...